Causes of death

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Statistics Finland

Data:

Latest release:Fewer persons of working age than before die of diseases of the circulatory system30 Dec 2015
According to Statistics Finland's statistics on causes of death, nearly 8,700 Finns died at working age, that is, aged 15 to 64, around 5,900 men and 2,700 women. The mortality of people of working age has gone down in ten years by one quarter. The number of those dying of diseases of the circulatory system and accidents has diminished most. Over one-half of working-age people dying during 2014 died of neoplasms and diseases of the circulatory system.

Next release:
30 Dec 2016

Description:

Statistics Finland produces statistics on causes of death and on the development of mortality. It also maintains an archive of death certificates from which information or copies of death certificates can be obtained for purposes prescribed in law. The statistics on causes of death are compiled from data obtained from death certificates, which are supplemented with data from the population information system of the Population Register Centre. The statistics on causes of death cover the persons who have died in Finland or abroad during the calendar year and who at the time of death were domiciled in Finland.
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